Salmonellae carrier status of food vendors in Kumasi, Ghana

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 358-361

  Feglo, P K ^a   Frimpong, E H ^a,b   Essel Ahun, M ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b Food Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GHANA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; COMMERCE; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 16544378917     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i7.9191     Document Type: Article

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